Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-09-06
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ing Of Vickers and another desperate
Is taken from the Owyhes Avalanche
Of August eth:
George Dunning. OF Silver City,
was selected by Sheriff Hastings to
hunt up VIM. vickers, who stabbed
: man on Reynolds creek, about d |
year age, and committed other un.
lawful acts. He was q terror, and It
is alleged that be net only attempted
to kill, but did kill and beat people
with his six-shooter. Dunning found
Vickers Aug. 18th, asleep with two
other men, in Catalow Valley, Grant
county, Oregon. When he opened
his eyes Dunning leveled his Win
chester rife, the prisoner threw up !
his hands and one Of the young men
sleeping with him put the handouts
on him. They then went over to the
house uf Hearn. While waiting for
breakfast Vickers went into the house
ahead Of Dunning, as he had done be-
fore, but this time several women
and children filed the door, and
as Vickers went in he saw his asso-
ciate band him six-shooter with his
left hand, and at the same time he fir
ed at Dunning with . pistol which
he held in his right Vickers then
fired, which was then returned by
Dunning with two shots from Win
chester. Vickers and associate then
left the door for the rear end Of the
building into another room. Dunning
then went up the stepsto enter the
house, when Mrs. Hearn seized the
rife with her right hand and pushed
Dunning down the steps with her left,
but, not to be robbed Of the object of
his search, he again went into the
house where he saw FIVE or six women
and children standing in front of the
bed room door into which Vlckers and
his partner had gone. Mrs. Hearn
was still near the entrance door, and
told Dunning that she did rot want
any shooting in the house where there
were so many women and children, te
which Mr.. Dunning replied that they
could keep out Of the way if they did moi
want to get hurt, but she said that they
would not. He heard Vickers and as
/: sociate in the room, and was about te
e shoot through the partition, when ht
!, saw some of the children enter thu
l room. Thinking that he might xii
some of the children if he went t
d shooting, he gave it up as bad jol
n and left the house, going to the fenc
e where he united pinto horse, whicl
r. he intended riding to the corral wher
n he had arrested Vickers, some thre
e miles distant, and where he had lei
If his horse. While leading the horse O
they opened fire on him from tn
,e house, the woman standing in tn
1T door as before, and Vickers and b
m partner standing behind them,
S. which position vicker's partner mu'
in have fred twenty shots while Wicker
a emptied his pistol once. Dunnin
l. did not observe Vickers shooting I
to him (but was told SOY and for this rel
re son believed that he had either wount
ly ed or killed him. Dunning then wei
It. to the hay stack, got his horse an
Id came back to look for Vickers, who
g- he did not find, but saw two me
ed whom he gave chase, and who prove
nd to have been Vickers and his partne
RS Remaining at the Hearn ranch
he short time, Dunning started for 81
mt livan's ranch, Guano Valley, whe
IN, he thought Vickers and his partn
en- would arrive next evening, where
No arrived that day and remained
iv- night and went out to the round-'
M the next morning, riding with frlel
he of Vickers, whom he entertain
ab- to keep from carrying word
ith Vickers that he was there. Abo
re- noon of the 14th the cattle were
ON ing driven to the Sullivan ranch, AM
ut and William Shirk being some q
l a tance ahead, when they ooserS
,nr some one waving a hat, who ait
ide ward proved to be Mrs. Andy Shl
ust who had walked three miles to
,di- her husband that Vickers and
mt. partner were at the ranch making
Mr.. lent threats, and that they were ne
out ily armed, and begging him not
to come to the ranch. Dunning was
ton only armed person in the outht'
he then told Andy Shirk that
would ego up and help those feil'
ar run the country for WHILE"